Listening 12 | TEC School of English

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Listening Part 1

PART 1

You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.

Extract One

You hear a man talking about parents and children.

1 What point is he trying to make?

Mark Twain was right about his father.

Adolescents grow more like their parents.

Teenagers know nothing about life.

2 How does he feel about his life now'?

unsettled

content

bored

Extract Two

You hear a man giving some advice.

3 What is he talking about?

problem children

books about raising children

the difficulties of parenthood

4 How does he feel about his children?

They baffle him.

He thinks they are perfect

He feels distant from them

Extract Three

You hear a businessman and his secretary talking.

5 What is the main cause of his anxiety?

a business deal

a storm

a colleague

6 Where is the main conversation taking place?

the canteen

a meeting room

the man's office

Listening Part 2

PART 2

You will hear a travel writer being interviewed about her trip to the Gobi Desert. For questions 7-15. complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

It is the 7 aspect of the Gobi that appeals to her most.

Only Marco Polo and a 8 of other Europeans have visited this desert.

Sand dunes in the Gobi can reach 9 in height.

She wanted to follow the route Marco Polo took over 10 before.

Badain Jaran is also known as '11 '

Bacteria thrive in the lakes due to the high level of 12

Khara Khoto is the remains of an 13 that was inhabited by the Mongols.

It covers an area of around 14

She found the Mongolians to be extremely 15

Listening Part 3

PART 3

You will hear two literature students discussing a theory known as 'the intentional fallacy'. For questions 16-20, choosy the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.

16 They agree that what the author intended is

not important in judging a book.

of interest only to literature students.

gossip of the worst kind.

the real meaning of the book.

17 The man thinks that, compared to mothers, authors

have much the same feeling about their creation.

are much more down-to-earth.

can't stop criticising what they have created.

are much less critical of their creation.

18 People tend to broadly agree about

the failure of critics to do their job.

what simple pictures mean.

what a piece of art is trying to say.

the fact that books have multiple interpretations.

19 The better a book is,

the more meanings people will find in it.

the harder it will be to find its meaning.

the harder it will be to understand.

the more you need a critic.

20 Tom accuses critics of hypocrisy because

they don't want their field invaded.

they would not hesitate to promote their own new theory.

they refuse to discuss alternative theories

they don't want to share their knowledge

Listening Part 4

PART 4

You will hear five short extracts in which different people talk about an event they took part in.

TASK ONE
For questions 21-25, choose from the list (A-H) each speaker's reason for taking part in the event.

A to improve their game

B so as not to feel left out

C to make new friends

D out of curiosity

E to show off

F for a dare

G to spite somebody

H for fun

Speaker 1 21

Speaker 2 22

Speaker 3 23

Speaker 4 24

Speaker 5 25

TASK TWO

For questions 26-30. choose from the list (A-H) how each speaker felt after the event.

A exhilarated

B motivated to do it again

C extremely annoyed

D disappointed

E scared out of their wits

F completely indifferent

G quite guilty

H amused

Speaker 1 26

Speaker 2 27

Speaker 3 28

Speaker 4 29

Speaker 5 30